Cable end and housing and method of assembling the same



-).uly I0', 1923.

G. W. ST'OUTy CABLE END AND HOUSING AND METHOD OF AssvEMBLING THE SAMEFiled Aug. 20

To all whom it may 'concern `State of New and useful Cable Patented July10, `19223.

Unirse Ais 'rimas( rfArsNi-,@torrie-E; j

p GEoRGE'WjsToUT, or MERCHANTVILILE, NEW JERSEY.

. CABLE END AND HOUSING AND METHOD or 'AssEMBLiNG THE salina;l

Application ledtAugust 20, 1921. Serial No. 493,998.rv

S'roUna States,` residingy at in the county of Camden, Jersey,have-inventedy a new l I End and. .Housing and Method of Assembling theSame, ,of which the .following is a specification.

My invention relates to the vgeneral class of `devices known .ascable-ends and yhousings therefor, which are formed Be it known thatI,GEORGE W. citizen of the Unitedv Merchantville,

p to cables of various ,-kindsffor thepurposeof Theobject of theinvention is the construcor attaching. it to a cable,-

saidend toits housing, which comprises cern` making it possible throughtractionA upon vthe .cables to pull upon and draw in the di- 15Avrection of the traction anlgautomobile/for other object whichit 4isdesired to move.

tion of an eflicient, inexpensive and c ective cable-end and a methodA'of' forming 1t upon and then securing tain features of constructionand operation hereinafter described and particularly vreferred to intheclams. f

To the above ends my invention consists of a novel cable end, andhousing therefor and a novel manner of making and assembling the same. vY- `In the drawings,

Figure l re sectional elevation of thefhousing of m through-,the housingand inner end of ther cable on the lineB-S of Figure 2.

Figure't represents a side elevational view of the housing illustrated,as either in Figures l and 2 or inFigures vand 6, applied to the cable.y t

Figure represents a view similar to Figure 2, illustrating' flatmetalbands applied to the separated and bent ends ofthe cableand subservingthe same function as bands of wrapped wire illustrated in Figures `l, 2:and 3.

upon or appliedy t way of the depth of ing so thatbeyond them thehousing may, if

presents a central, longitudinal,

Figure 6 represents a view-similar to Figure l, the-bands illustrated insection;

l designates a cableof any preferred diamf eter and .preferably formedof twisted@ strands 2 of cast steelor other wire. -3 des? ignates ahousing which it is desired to at-z tach to .an endof a-cable in ysuchmanner that when attached it will form a permanently secured cable-end;This'housing is hollow, preferably internally threaded, open at itsouter end, and as :The threads are designatedand the interior of thehousdesi'red,be formed kwith' aflarer or fmitredovetail 7.

The function of flare, when both are employed, is to assure' the.locking or ysecuring withinthe interiorY of the housingfof a'inass ofsealing orretain- `ing metal 8, such, for instance,'as meltedy Ylead,rwelltamped and pounded in soasto` force out all `of theair, andwhich binds the'E overturned or reversed and locked inner y ends of thestrandsof thefcable,'which I` cablebefore.` said housing is filled withthev molten metal it is intended to contain, the# will lnow describe.` vj Assume the cable in its tovhave been yinserted through the aperture toits inner. endl closed by adisc or vend plate 4, centrally'ap-V erturedas at 5 for the cable to passthrough. or corrugations ofthe housingpreferably lextend part'- norma-l condition both the threads and the@``80,-

5 in the base plate4 of the housingto such an extent that its terminalis preferabl slightly in excess of or beyondv thedepth ofv thehousirig:'` .Y y

The end strands of thecable within the housing are then' firstseparated, so asl to'l lie almost in parallelism with each other, and Ithen'over thev innery length ofsaid separated ends is wrapped or mountedan inner band 9,"which may, as illustrated in vFi ures 2 and 3, beyformed of closely wrappe copper or otherwire,A or, as illustratedinFigures 5,v vand'6,be formed asavflat band lO of copper or other metal.n

Afterthis inner bandV has been applied,

ner band, whether such bandmbe formed ofwrapped wire'or 'of flat metal;

This backward bend of the strands havthe lends of the strandsVwhichextend outj 1mi; Y, i

-ing`been completed, an outer band l1 of .winner and the outer bands andtightly re- 15 tain the inturned ends of the strands in their positionbetween the bands and preferably against the inner surface of the endplate of the housing.

After the driving in of the wedge, the banded inner end of the cable ispreferably treated or coated with an acid solution of a strength soreduced as not to be injurious to highly tempered wire.

After this has ,been done and the banded within the hollow interior ofthe housing, melted lead or 'other sealing material, is poured withinsaid housingand camped and pounded .to force out all of the air, therebybanding, welding and interlocking all'of the elements into asolid'masswhich forms or constitutes an impervious integral head on the end of thecable, which cannot be pulled 0H underany conditions of use.

In the use of my device, I, of course, pass the cable through anypreferred and usual form of apertured anchoring plate which it isunnecessary to illustrate, the diameter of the aperture ofvwhichcorresponds with the diameter ofthe cable and also withthat `of theaperture in the end plate of the housing, through both which aperturesthe cable is passed. Y y y In the practical operation, the end of thecable is rof course first passed through the anchoring'plate, and itshould be also mentioned. that for field or outdoor work, bands formedof copper wire are preferable to bands formed of plates of copper.

My invention is especially adapted for auto'tow lines or for cables of asimilar character adapted .to heavy loads and wherein it is desiredtoattach the head or housing to the cable in such a manner that the partswill be interlocked or secured with such rigidity that they will havethe appear ance and functionof being integral, the interlocking of theabove described members ,being effected in such'a way by my inventionthat their disconnection will not occur under ordinary conditions ofuse.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent. ist- 1'. A cablehead, composed of a cable, a

end has been pulled into the position seenV cup shaped housing having abottom plate through which said cablepasses, the outer end strands ofsaid cablebe'ing reversely bent within said housing, inner annularretaining devices wound around the outer end of saidf cable andpositioned between said outer end and the reversely bent strands, outerannular retaining devices wound aroundsaid reversely bent strands, awedge driven into the outer end of said cable, and a sealing mediumfilling said housing `and enclosing said wedge, and said reversely bent,banded cable ends.-

2. A cable head, composed of a cable, -a. cup shaped housing having abottom plate through which said cable passes, the outer end strands ofsaid cable being untwistedk and reversely bent within said housing, in-vner annular retaining devices Wound around the outer end of said cableand fpositionedf between said outer end and the "reversely bent strands,outer'annular retaining devices wound around said reversely "bentstrands, a wedge driven into the outer end of said cable, and a sealingmedium filling said housing andv enclosing said wedge and" saidreversely bent, banded cable? ends.

8. A. Vcable head which comprises la cable formed of twistedstrandsf-ahol-low outwardly lopen-ended housing having an vinner I aperturedlendplate through'which the end of the cable can be passed and, said )headhaving internal oorrugations-and aiarelffor retaining within it aseal-ing 'medium,-the" strands of the cable being liintwiste'd withintheihollow interior of the Yhousing and rel versely lben-t,-retainingbands encompassing the untwisted but unreversed' ends ofthecable,retaining bands encompassing the reversed ends of the cable,-andasealing medium for sealing :the ends 'ofthe cable, untwisted, reversedand "banded as attoresaid, as introduced within' the 'interior of 'thehousing. v

4t. A cable head which comprises a cable formed offt-wisted strandsaEhollow outwardly open-ended hou-sing having an inner apertured endplate-through which the lend of the cable can beupas'sed and'. saidfheadhaving internal oorrugations and a iflare fory retaining 'within itasealing 1med-ium,-the strands of the cable being untwisted ywithin thehollow interior of the 'housing andi-reversely bent,retainingbandsencompassing the untwisted but unreversed ends of the"`cama-retaining ibands encompassing fthe reversed ends Lof thecable,-an"aoi`d 'ap plication to the `reversed and lbandedendsf-` and asealing medium for sea-ling the ends ot' the cable, untwisted, reversedVand banded as aforesaid, as introducedwithin the'interior of thehousing.

5. As a new article iof manufacture` yfthe combination of alcable endand alho'llow housing therefor, said end having its terniaso nallstrands untwisted and reversely bent,

annular outer banding devices for 'securing 6. As a new articlelofmanufactlire, a

cable end, and a cupv shaped housingthere- 10 for, said end havingitsterminal strands unfy twisted and reversely bent, withinvsaid saidvcable end. 1 l v housing, `annular inner and cuter. banding'. devices`for"` the outerV twisted and untWisted ends of said cable, and yabody ofsealing material'contained,Within said housing andl 15 interlocked therWith, and f, enclosing said i' GEORGE W. STOUT. f f "Witnessesi y nARTHUR E. CRAIG', ELLA MCHUGH.

